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In The Long Run

from CONSEQUENCES by Kim Edgar

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My twelfth and final songwriting collaborator in the Creative Scotland supported CONSEQUENCES project is William Crighton whose powerful work I had the luck to discover through Global Music Match.

“It’s not enough to ask the question

When will these horrors cease?

Boxes pile up all around us

’Til we commit to peace”

Another first for this final song in the CONSEQUENCES project – William and I collaborated over Facebook Messenger! And it’s incredible that we managed to pull it off, considering that William was touring Europe at the time…

I have deeply admired the passion and the political content in William’s work, which you can get to know yourself here: williamcrightonmusic.com.au

William and I had talked about ideas of refuge and compassion in advance by email, which led to us exchanging some lyrical ideas around the impact of war on the most vulnerable in our society. Having accidentally missed William’s best window of opportunity for collaborating earlier in the year, I’m extremely grateful that he was still up for the collaboration, even though it meant him recording ideas (like the lyrics and melody of the refrain!) into his phone, straight after coming off stage at a festival!

A huge thank you to the talented creative team who helped bring the song to life in this recording, and with whom it’s been a delight to work with over the course of the project – to Mattie Foulds (drums, production), Kevin McGuire (bass) and Mikey Owers (vocals, brass).

It’s maybe not the upbeat way some might want to finish an album, but it feels right to me that we’re acknowledging the reality and the horror of what’s happening across the world right now. Nevertheless, I’m pleased to end the album on an offer of warmth and comfort – something that those of us lucky enough to be in a position of privilege can choose to give others.

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As if somehow they’d kept him safe
They fastened it with two small locks
Three letters, and a sketch he’d made
They sent his things home in a box

She builds a box inside her head
She packs herself up safe within
No violation touches now
No desecration counts as sin

Time moves fast in the long run, don’t it
Time moves fast in the long run
Time moves fast in the long run, don’t it
Time moves fast in the long run

Bodies float upon the sea
That once hoped for a better life
Human, just like you and me
Daughter, father, brother, wife

Another sacrifice to war
Collateral, a little child
They laid her in a tiny box
Another life destroyed, defiled

It’s not enough to ask the question
When will these horrors cease?
Boxes pile up all around us
’Til we commit to peace

Come rest a while
Beyond the pain and fear
Find warmth and comfort here

credits

from CONSEQUENCES, released February 3, 2023
Written by William Crighton & Kim Edgar

Kim Edgar: vocals, piano
Mattie Foulds: drums/percussion
Kevin McGuire: bass guitar
Mikey Owers: brass, vocals

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“Intense and thought provoking” (The List)

“Heart stopping…our very own Tori Amos” (Sunday Herald)

“An inspired empathy” * * * * * (Fringe Review)

Fuelled by a passion for social justice, folklore, and feminism, Kim Edgar crafts keenly observed details of people’s lives into powerful, understated songs that reach out and touch listeners. ... more

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